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Tue 03 Mar 2007500,000 workers will need to improve skills, warns reportHalf a million Irish workers will need to improve their educational qualifications by 2020 if the Republic is to compete internationally, a major Government report to be published today is expected to reveal.It is believed that the report by the Expert Group on Future Skills Needs will propose that an additional 500,000 workers will need to progress by "at least" one level of educational attainment above their current highest level by 2020.